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1914/11/00

First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, proposes to break through to Russia and seize Constantinople via a naval attack on the Gallipoli Peninsula on the Dardanelles, the narrow 38-mile strait that links the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.

Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia request grain and guns from the Britain to fight the Ottomans in the Caucasus.

1915/02/19

The Royal Navy begins bombardment of Turkish fortifications at the Dardanelles.

1915/04/25

HMA Submarine AE2 enters the Dardanelles and sinks a Turkish warship.

1915/04/25

British, French and members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) participate in a series of co-ordinated landings on Gallipoli. The month-long delay allowed the Turks to bring reinforcements to the peninsula.

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